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| ==Background== | | ==Background== |
| '''Merle Hitower Highchurch''' is a player character in ''The Adventure Zone: Balance'' campaign controlled by Clint McElroy. He is a beach dwarf cleric and former mercenary soldier with a neutral good alignment who enjoys long walks on the beach. He was formerly associated with Marthammor Duin, the dwarf god of wanderers, travelers, and outcasts; and a Disciple of Life, but it was retconned so that his allegiance is to the nature god Pan at the conclusion of the Moonlighting mini-arc. He is from a big family of the Rockseeker clan with many cousins. | | '''Taako''' is a player character in The Balance Arc campaign. He is controlled by Justin McElroy. He is a high-elf wizard with a chaotic good alignment. Taako often provides comic relief. He is originally from New Elfington. Prior to meeting Merle Highchurch and Magnus Burnsides, he hosted a traveling cooking show, 'Sizzle It Up with Taako,' but fled after forty people died in the show's final episode. |
| ==Powers and Stats== | | ==Powers and Stats== |
| '''[[DebatesJungle Tiering System|Tier]]:''' '''9-B''' physically, up to at least '''9-A''' with magic | | '''[[DebatesJungle Tiering System|Tier]]:''' '''9-B''' physically, up to at least '''8-B''' with magic |
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| '''Name:''' Merle Highchurch | | '''Name:''' Taako |
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| '''Origin:''' The Adventure Zone: Balance | | '''Origin:''' The Adventure Zone: Balance |
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| '''Age:''' Unknown | | '''Age:''' Unknown |
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| '''Classification:''' Dwarf, Cleric | | '''Classification:''' High Elf, Wizard |
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| '''[[Attack Potency]]:''' '''Wall level''' physically ([https://pastebin.com/mVHtpYwB Could throw a wolf off of him with just his neck muscles]. Comparable to durability), up to at least '''Small Building level''' with magic ([https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:WeeklyBattles/Some_D%26D_Calcs Can cast spells such as Flame Strike]); some of his spells [[Durability Negation|ignore conventional durability]] | | '''[[Attack Potency]]:''' '''Wall level''' physically (Comparable to durability), up to at least '''City Block level''' with magic ([https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:WeeklyBattles/Some_D%26D_Calcs Can cast spells such as Sunburst]); some of his spells [[Durability Negation|Durability Negation]] |
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| '''[[Dimensionality]]:''' '''3-D''' | | '''[[Dimensionality]]:''' '''3-D''' |
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| '''[[Speed|Travel Speed]]:''' '''Athletic Human''' | | '''[[Speed|Travel Speed]]:''' '''Athletic Human''' |
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| '''[[Speed|Combat Speed]]:''' '''Massively Hypersonic''' (Comparable to reaction speed) | | '''[[Speed|Combat Speed]]:''' '''Massively Hypersonic''' ([https://pastebin.com/4LJGTs93 Is more dexterous and nimble than] [[Magnus Burnsides|Magnus]] and [[Merle Highchurch|Merle]]) |
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| '''[[Reactions|Reaction Speed]]:''' '''Massively Hypersonic''' ([https://pastebin.com/q49iQqR8 Can dodge lightning]) | | '''[[Reactions|Reaction Speed]]:''' '''Massively Hypersonic''' (Comparable to [[Magnus Burnsides|Magnus]] and [[Merle Highchurch|Merle]], [https://pastebin.com/q49iQqR8 who can dodge lightning]) |
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| '''[[Lifting Strength]]:''' '''Average Human''' (Has a strength score of 14, meaning he can carry [http://www.d20srd.org/srd/carryingCapacity.htm this much]) | | '''[[Lifting Strength]]:''' '''Average Human''' (Has a strength score of 10, meaning he can carry [http://www.d20srd.org/srd/carryingCapacity.htm this much]) |
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| '''[[Striking Strength]]:''' '''Wall Class''' | | '''[[Striking Strength]]:''' '''Wall Class''' |
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| '''[[Durability]]:''' '''Wall level''' ([https://pastebin.com/utaLuHPi Can tank hits from himself]. [https://pastebin.com/80k0r2vn Could tank a blast of fire]) | | '''[[Durability]]:''' '''Wall level''' ([https://pastebin.com/mn1xMmA6 Could tank a slap from an ogre that sends him flying in the air] [https://pastebin.com/JCtm9nCX and heavy machinery falling on him) |
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| '''[[Stamina]]:''' High (Dwarves have high and relentless endurance) | | '''[[Stamina]]:''' |
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| '''[[Range]]:''' Standard Melee Range physically, Extended Melee Range with melee weapons, Extended Melee Range to Tens of Meters with most spells, Low Multiversal with Banishment ([https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Banishment Can send someone into a different plane of existence]) and Planar Ally ([https://pastebin.com/8NvGfBH1 Can summon entities from different planes]) | | '''[[Range]]:''' |
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| '''[[Hax|Powers and Abilities]]:''' [[Superhuman Physical Characteristics]], [[Human Achievements]] (Was a mercenary seargent and became the doc reclaimer of the Bureau of Balance and the resident medic and biologist of the Red Robes), [[Enhanced Senses]] ([https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Darkvision Darkvision allows Merle to see with no light source at all], though he later loses this ability), [[Weapon Usage]] (Wields a warhammer and handaxe as his weapons of choice), [[Divine Protection]] ([https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Cleric#toc_10 Merle can call upon his deity, Pan, to intervene on his behalf when the need is great]), [[Magic]], [[Healing]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Healing_Word Healing Word], [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Prayer_of_Healing Prayer of Healing], [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Mass_Healing_Word Mass Healing Word], and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Mass_Cure_Wounds Mass Cure Wounds]), [[Necromancy]] (Via [https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Merle_Highchurch#:~:text=Transmutation-,Spare%20the%20Dying,-You%20touch%20a Spare the Dying]), [[Transmutation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Meld_into_Stone Meld into Stone] and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Stone_Shape Stone Shape]), [[Clairvoyance]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Clairvoyance Clairvoyance]), [[Extrasensory Perception]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Locate_Object Locate Object] and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Find_Traps Find Traps]), [[Information Analysis]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Legend_Lore Legend Lore]), [[Earth Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Thorn_Whip Thorn Whip]), [[Light Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Light Light] and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Guiding_Bolt Guiding Bolt]), [[Fire Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Sacred_Flame Sacred Flame] and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Flame_Strike Flame Strike]), [[Air Manipulation]] (Via [https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Merle_Highchurch#:~:text=Ep.%2049-,Wind%20Wall,-A%20wall%20of Wind Wall]), [[Ice Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Ice_Storm Ice Storm]), [[Empathic Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Calm_Emotions Calm Emotions] and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Zone_of_Truth Zone of Truth]), [[Mind Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Geas Geas]), [[Sound Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Silence Silence]), [[Animal Manipulation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Insect_Plague Insect Plague]), [[Precognition]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Augury Augury]), [[Forcefield Creation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Shield_of_Faith Shield of Faith] and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Sanctuary Sanctuary]), [[Summoning]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Guardian_of_Faith Guardian of Faith], [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Spirit_Guardians Spirit Guardians], [https://community.fandom.com/wiki/c:engl1393-dnd5th:Planar_Ally Planar Ally], and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Heroes%27_Feast Heroes' Feast]), [[BFR]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Banishment Banishment]), [[Weapon Creation]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Spiritual_Weapon Spiritual Weapon] and [https://community.fandom.com/wiki/c:engl1393-dnd5th:Blade_Barrier Blade Barrier]), [[Power Bestowal]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Enhance_Ability Enhance Ability], [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Aid Aid], and [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Protection_from_Poison Protection from Poison]), [[Power Nullification]] (Via [https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Dispel_Magic Dispel Magic]), [[Resistance]] to [[Poison Manipulation]] ([https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Dwarf#content Dwarves are resistant to poison]) | | '''[[Hax|Powers and Abilities]]:''' |
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| '''[[Standard Equipment]]:''' Warhammer, Hand Axe, Extreme Teen Bible, Nitpicker, Scrying Bones, Ring of the Grammarian | | '''[[Standard Equipment]]:''' |
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| '''[[Intelligence]]:''' '''Average''' academic intelligence (Has an intelligence score of 10, [https://imgur.com/XvXt9cK granting him this level of intelligence]), '''Gifted''' streets smarts and combat intelligence (Has a wisdom score of 17 and is shown to be the most wordly of the trio, even being labeled as the smartest of the three, though he's more so wise than clever. Is skilled in many different schools of magic and while he can be forgetful of his spells and items, he eventually learns how to use each effectively in and out of combat) | | '''[[Intelligence]]:''' |
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| '''Standard Tactics:''' Merle will initially lead with his more offensive spells and summoning. | | '''Standard Tactics:''' |
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| '''Weaknesses:''' Is forgetful of his magic and items, though he grows out of this. | | '''Weaknesses:''' |
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| ==== Cleric ====
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| * '''Channel Divinity'''
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| ** '''Nature''' - Used mostly to hit on plants.
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| ** '''Turn Undead''' - Merle can present his holy symbol and speak a prayer censuring the undead. Each undead that can see or hear him within 30 feet of him must make a Wisdom saving throw. If the creature fails its saving throw, it is turned for 1 minute or until it takes any damage.
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| * '''Destroy Undead''': When an undead fails its saving throw against Merle's Turn Undead feature, the creature has the possibility of being instantly destroyed.
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| === Spells === | | ==Gallery== |
| *[https://theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/Merle_Highchurch#Spells List of Merle's spells]
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| ==Battle Records== | | ==Battle Records== |
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| '''Inconclusive Matches:''' | | '''Inconclusive Matches:''' |
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| {{Discussions}} | | <nowiki>{{Discussions}}</nowiki> |
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